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(Main)Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 5-1: Maturity Model for Energy Management and Environmental Sustainability
Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 5-1: Maturity Model for Energy Management and Environmental Sustainability
This document provides a maturity model addressing the environmental impact (energy management and environmental sustainability) of the facilities, infrastructures and the information and communication technology (ICT) equipment accommodated by the data centre.
Informationstechnik - Einrichtungen und Infrastrukturen von Rechenzentren - Teil 5-1: Reifegradmodell für Energiemanagement und Umweltverträglichkeit
Technologies de l'information - Installation et infrastructures des centres de traitement de données - Partie 5-1: Modèle de maturité pour la gestion de l'énergie et la durabilité environnementale
Informacijska tehnologija - Naprave in infrastruktura podatkovnega centra - 5-1. del: Zrelostni model za upravljanje z energijo in okoljsko trajnostjo
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST-TS CLC/TS 50600-5-1:2023
01-november-2023
Informacijska tehnologija - Naprave in infrastruktura podatkovnega centra - 5-1.
del: Zrelostni model za upravljanje z energijo in okoljsko trajnostjo
Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 5-1: Maturity
Model for Energy Management and Environmental Sustainability
Informationstechnik - Einrichtungen und Infrastrukturen von Rechenzentren - Teil 5-1:
Reifegradmodell für Energiemanagement und Umweltverträglichkeit
Technologies de l'information - Installation et infrastructures des centres de traitement de
données - Partie 5-1: Modèle de maturité pour la gestion de l'énergie et la durabilité
environnementale
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CLC/TS 50600-5-1:2023
ICS:
13.020.20 Okoljska ekonomija. Environmental economics.
Trajnostnost Sustainability
35.110 Omreževanje Networking
SIST-TS CLC/TS 50600-5-1:2023 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CLC/TS 50600-5-1
SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION September 2023
ICS 35.110; 35.020; 35.160 Supersedes CLC/TS 50600-5-1:2021; CLC/TR 50600-99-
2:2021; CLC/TR 50600-99-1:2021
English Version
Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures
- Part 5-1: Maturity Model for Energy Management and
Environmental Sustainability
Technologies de l'information - Installation et infrastructures Informationstechnik - Einrichtungen und Infrastrukturen von
des centres de traitement de données - Partie 5-1: Modèle Rechenzentren - Teil 5-1: Reifegradmodell für
de maturité pour la gestion de l'énergie et la durabilité Energiemanagement und Umweltverträglichkeit
environnementale
This Technical Specification was approved by CENELEC on 2023-08-28.
CENELEC members are required to announce the existence of this TS in the same way as for an EN and to make the TS available promptly
at national level in an appropriate form. It is permissible to keep conflicting national standards in force.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
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Türkiye and the United Kingdom.
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
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© 2023 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 5
Introduction . 6
1 Scope . 10
2 Normative references . 10
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations . 11
3.1 Terms and definitions . 11
3.2 Abbreviations . 11
4 Concepts of data centre maturity . 12
4.1 Overview . 12
4.2 Basis of the maturity model . 13
4.2.1 Elements of the maturity model . 13
4.2.2 Reporting scheme. 13
4.3 Progress along the Levels of the maturity model . 14
4.4 Reporting of maturity model Levels. 14
4.5 Presentation of the maturity model . 15
5 Management and reporting . 16
5.1 Existing Data Centres (in operation) and new data centres . 16
5.1.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 16
5.1.2 Level 4 . 20
5.1.3 Level 5 . 21
5.2 New data centre infrastructure . 23
5.2.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 23
5.2.2 Level 4 . 23
5.2.3 Level 5 . 24
6 Building infrastructure . 25
6.1 Existing data centres (in operation) and new data centres . 25
6.1.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 25
6.1.2 Level 4 . 25
6.1.3 Level 5 . 25
6.2 New data centre infrastructure . 25
6.2.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 25
6.2.2 Level 4 . 26
6.2.3 Level 5 . 27
7 Power supply and distribution infrastructure . 27
7.1 Existing data centres (in operation) and new data centres . 27
7.1.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 27
7.1.2 Level 4 . 28
7.1.3 Level 5 . 29
7.2 New data centre infrastructure . 29
7.2.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 29
7.2.2 Level 4 . 30
7.2.3 Level 5 . 30
8 Environmental control infrastructure . 30
8.1 Existing data centres (in operation) and new data centres . 30
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8.1.1 Level 1 to 3 . 30
8.1.2 Level 4 . 34
8.1.3 Level 5 . 36
8.2 New data centre infrastructure . 36
8.2.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 36
8.2.2 Level 4 . 38
8.2.3 Level 5 . 38
9 ICT compute . 39
9.1 Existing data centres (in operation) and new data centres . 39
9.1.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 39
9.1.2 Level 4 . 42
9.1.3 Level 5 . 44
9.2 New data centre infrastructure . 44
9.2.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 44
9.2.2 Level 4 . 44
9.2.3 Level 5 . 44
10 ICT Storage . 45
10.1 Existing data centres (in operation) and new data centres . 45
10.1.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 45
10.1.2 Level 4 . 46
10.1.3 Level 5 . 48
10.2 New data centre infrastructure . 48
10.2.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 48
10.2.2 Level 4 . 48
10.2.3 Level 5 . 49
11 ICT network . 49
11.1 Existing data centres (in operation) and new data centres . 49
11.1.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 49
11.1.2 Level 4 . 50
11.1.3 Level 5 . 51
11.2 New data centre infrastructure . 51
11.2.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 51
11.2.2 Level 4 . 51
11.2.3 Level 5 . 51
12 ICT Software . 51
12.1 Existing data centres (in operation) and new data centres . 51
12.1.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 51
12.1.2 Level 4 . 52
12.1.3 Level 5 . 52
12.2 New data centre infrastructure . 53
12.2.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 53
12.2.2 Level 4 . 53
12.2.3 Level 5 . 53
Annex A (informative) Additional practices for energy management . 54
A.1 Practices for energy management . 54
A.2 Environmental classifications . 56
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Annex B (informative) Additional practices for environmental sustainability . 58
B.1 General . 58
B.2 Practices for environmental sustainability . 60
Annex C (informative) Cooling technologies . 63
Bibliography . 64
Figures
Figure 1 — Schematic relationship between the EN 50600 series of documents . 8
Figure 2 — Example of the graphical representation of data centre maturity elements . 15
Figure 3 — Example of the graphical representation of data centre maturity elements
including some of Level 0 . 16
Figure B.1 — Example system boundary for data centre LCA . 60
Tables
Table A.1 — Equipment environmental specifications . 57
Table A.2 — Equipment environmental specifications . 57
Table C.1 — Examples of data centre cooling technologies . 63
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European foreword
This document (CLC/TS 50600-5-1:2023) has been prepared by CLC/TC 215, “Electrotechnical aspects of
telecommunication equipment”.
This document supersedes CLC/TS 50600-5-1:2021, CLC/TR 50600-99-1:2021 and CLC/TR 50600-99-2:2021
and all of their amendments and corrigenda (if any).
CLC/TS 50600-5-1:2023 includes the following significant technical changes with respect to
CLC/TS 50600-5-1:2021:
a) document has been completely restructured with clauses organized in topics rather than maturity levels;
b) previous references to CLC/TR 50600-99-1:2021 and CLC/TR 50600-99-2:2021 have been replaced by
including the text into this document;
c) the practices have been technically revised and consolidated to remove redundant requirements;
d) practices of CLC/TR 50600-99-1:2021 and CLC/TR 50600-99-2:2021 not used in the maturity levels have
been transferred to Annex A and Annex B, respectively, thus replacing the Technical Reports
CLC/TR 50600-99-1:2021 and CLC/TR 50600-99-2:2021.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CENELEC by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A complete
listing of these bodies can be found on the CENELEC website.
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Introduction
The unrestricted access to internet-based information demanded by the information society has led to an
exponential growth of both internet traffic and the volume of stored/retrieved data. Data centres are housing and
supporting the information technology and network telecommunications equipment for data processing, data
storage and data transport. They are required both by network operators (delivering those services to customer
premises) and by enterprises within those customer premises.
Data centres usually provide modular, scalable and flexible facilities and infrastructures to easily accommodate
the rapidly changing requirements of the market. In addition, energy consumption of data centres has become
critical both from an environmental point of view (reduction of environmental footprint) and with respect to
economical considerations (cost of energy) for the data centre operator.
The implementation of data centres varies in terms of:
a) purpose (enterprise, co-location, co-hosting or network operator facilities);
b) security level;
c) physical size;
d) accommodation (mobile, temporary and permanent constructions).
The needs of data centres also vary in terms of availability of service, the provision of security and the objectives
for energy efficiency. These needs and objectives influence the design of data centres in terms of building
construction, power distribution, environmental control, telecommunications cabling and physical security as
well as the operation of the data centre. Effective management and operational information is important in order
to monitor achievement of the defined needs and objectives.
Recognizing the substantial resource consumption, particularly of energy, of larger data centres, it is also
important to provide tools for the assessment of that consumption both in terms of overall value and of source
mix and to provide Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to evaluate trends and drive performance improvements.
At the time of publication of this document, the EN 50600 series is designed as a framework of standards,
technical specifications and technical reports covering the design, the operation and management, the key
performance indicators for energy efficient operation of the data centre as well as a data centre maturity model.
The EN 50600-2 series defines the requirements for the data centre design.
The EN 50600-3 series defines the requirements for the operation and the management of the data centre.
The EN 50600-4 series defines the key performance indicators for the data centre.
The CLC/TS 50600-5 series defines the data centre maturity model requirements and recommendations.
The CLC/TR 50600-99-X Technical Reports cover recommended practices and guidance for specific topics
around data centre operation and design.
This series of documents specifies requirements and recommendations to support the various parties involved
in the design, planning, procurement, integration, installation, operation, maintenance and assessment of
facilities and infrastructures within data centres. These parties include:
1) owners, operators, facility managers, ICT managers, project managers, main contractors;
2) consulting engineers, architects, building designers and builders, system and installation designers,
auditors, testing and commissioning agents;
3) facility and infrastructure integrators, suppliers of equipment;
4) installers, maintainers;
5) policy makers, assessors.
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At the time of publication of this document, the EN 50600 series will comprise the following standards and
documents:
EN 50600-1, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 1: General concepts
EN 50600-2-1, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 2-1: Building
construction
EN 50600-2-2, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 2-2: Power supply
and distribution
EN 50600-2-3, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 2-3: Environmental
control
EN 50600-2-4, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 2-4:
Telecommunications cabling infrastructure
EN 50600-2-5, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 2-5: Security systems
EN 50600-3-1, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 3-1: Management
and operational information
EN 50600-4-1, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 4-1: Overview of and
general requirements for key performance indicators
EN 50600-4-2, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 4-2: Power Usage
Effectiveness
EN 50600-4-3, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 4-3: Renewable
Energy Factor
EN 50600-4-6, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 4-6: Energy Reuse
Factor
EN 50600-4-7, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 4-7: Cooling
Efficiency Ratio
EN 50600-4-8, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 4-8: Carbon usage
effectiveness
EN 50600-4-9, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 4-9: Water usage
effectiveness
CLC/TS 50600-5-1, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 5-1: Maturity
Model for Energy Management and Environmental Sustainability
CLC/TR 50600-99-3, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 99-3: Guidance
for the application of EN 50600 series
The inter-relationship of the documents within the EN 50600 series is shown in Figure 1.
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Figure 1 — Schematic relationship between the EN 50600 series of documents
EN 50600-2-X documents specify requirements and recommendations for particular facilities and infrastructures
to support the relevant classification for “availability”, “physical security” and “energy efficiency enablement”
selected from EN 50600-1.
EN 50600-3-X documents specify requirements and recommendations for data centre operations, processes
and management.
EN 50600-4-X documents specify requirements and recommendations for key performance indicators (KPIs)
used to assess and improve the resource usage efficiency and effectiveness, respectively, of a data centre.
This document, CLC/TS 50600-5-1 describes a 5-level maturity model which separately addresses multiple
elements of the facilities, infrastructures, the information and communication technology (ICT) equipment and
software of the data centre; while the current document focusses on the environmental impact (energy
management and environmental sustainability), other elements are expected to be included in future
documents.
NOTE The term “environmental sustainability” is used recognizing that well established treatments of “sustainability”
feature three separate viability objectives (environmental, economic and social). For the purposes of this document, only
elements of environmental viability are considered.
The maturity model covers design, procurement, operation and end-of-life.
The purpose of the document is to enable data centre owners/operators to:
— employ a framework to baseline their data centre design and practices;
— determine the level of maturity applicable to their data centre by assessment;
— identify relevant guidance on potential areas of improvement together with the anticipated benefits to justify
the resources required;
— develop an action plan to migrate to higher maturity levels.
This document supports the wider adoption of recommended practices of other documents in the EN 50600
series and those of other recognized relevant standards in the area of energy management and environmental
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sustainability. The document can be useful in an assessment process to define the level of environmental impact
maturity of a data centre.
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1 Scope
This document specifies a maturity model addressing the environmental impact (energy management and
environmental sustainability) of the facilities, infrastructures and the information and communication technology
(ICT) equipment accommodated by and the and ICT software deployed in the data centre.
NOTE The term “environmental sustainability” is used recognizing that well established treatments of “sustainability”
feature three separate viability objectives (environmental, economic and social). For the purposes of this document, only
elements of environmental viability are considered.
The elements address the whole life cycle including design, procurement, operation and decommissioning.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes
requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the
latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 14511 (all parts), Air conditioners, liquid chilling packages and heat pumps with electrically driven
compressors for space heating and cooling
EN 50600 (all parts), Information technology – Data centre facilities and infrastructures
EN 50600-1, Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 1: General concepts
EN 50600-4-2, Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 4-2: Power Usage
Effectiveness
EN 50600-4-3, Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 4-3: Renewable Energy
Factor
EN 50600-4-6, Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 4-6: Energy Reuse
Factor
EN 50600-4-7, Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 4-7: Cooling Efficiency
Ratio
EN 50600-4-9, Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 4-9: Water Usage
Effectiveness
ISO/IEC 20000 (all parts), Information technology — Service management
ISO/IEC 30134-4, Information technology — Data centres — Key performance indicators — Part 4: IT
Equipment Energy Efficiency for servers (ITEEsv)
ISO/IEC 30134-5, Information technology — Data centres — Key performance indicators — Part 5: IT
Equipment Utilization for servers (ITEUsv)
EN ISO 14040, Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Principles and framework (ISO 14040)
EN ISO 16890-1, Air filters for general ventilation - Part 1: Technical specifications, requirements and
classification system based upon particulate matter efficiency (ePM) (ISO 16890-1)
ITU-T L.1410, Methodology for environmental life cycle assessments of information and communication
technology goods, networks and services
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3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in the EN 50600 series and the following
apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1.1
airflow pathway
route taken by air to reach a specific point
3.1.2
albedo
diffuse reflectivity or reflecting power of a surface
3.1.3
embodied impact
environmental impact caused pre- and post-use, including during manufacture and disposal
3.1.4
make-up air
air introduced into a data centre space to replace air that is exhausted through ventilation or combustion
processes
3.1.5
managed service
data centre operated to provide a defined set of services to its clients either proactively or as the managed
service provider (
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